-Anastasia-
Gabriel had warned me about tonight, but I hadn’t expected them to throw such a bomb into our relationship, making me doubt us when we had barely finished two courses. How had this happened so fast? It was evident from both our expressions that we were struggling to process it. Maybe we weren’t as solid as we had hoped.
“I’m not using it as a cover,” he assured me.
“You’re using it as justification,” I accused.
“I’m saying people have the means to turn their lives around,” he asserted.
“It’s never that simple.”
“Then what do you want me to do? Give it up?” he asked.
“Yes!”
“Then someone else will just buy it. It’s peanuts for many people,” he snarled. “And they won’t care as much as I do.”
I continued to glare at him, shaking my head slightly.
“Ana, the world is const
